This Filipino American Life

This Filipino American Life
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This Filipino American Life

This Filipino American Life is a podcast that explores the nuanced experiences of Filipinos in the United States, atbp.

  1. Episode 230 – TFAL x Dear Flor – A Conversation with Lisa Angulo Reid

    2D AGO

    Episode 230 – TFAL x Dear Flor – A Conversation with Lisa Angulo Reid

    In this episode TFAL’s Elaine and Producer Mike have a conversation with Lisa Angulo Reid, founder of Dear Flor @lovedearflor. Dear Flor’s mission is to bring Filipino culture to the world, one flavor at a time. Lisa shares her journey as an entrepreneur and how she transitioned from advertising to the quickly growing cannabis industry....

    46 min
  2. Episode 229 – Filipinx Studies and its Radical Possibilities with Allan Lumba

    APR 13

    Episode 229 – Filipinx Studies and its Radical Possibilities with Allan Lumba

    In this TFAL episode, Joe talks to Dr. Allan Lumba, writer, researcher, historian, and professor at Concordia University in Montreal, about potential of Filipinx Studies to inspire our community to fight for a better world. Listen how he developed into a brilliant scholar focused on Philippine Studies, the growing number of Filipino and Filipino American...

    1h 13m
  3. Episode 228: TFAL talks Animation with Bobby Pontillas (Rise Up Animation)

    MAR 28

    Episode 228: TFAL talks Animation with Bobby Pontillas (Rise Up Animation)

    The TFAL crew is no stranger to the world of animation. In episode 28 (TFAL talks Voice Acting (and Secrets & Fears)), the crew had a conversation with voice actors Eric Bauza (@bauzilla) and Earl Baylon (@earlybgoode). While Producer Mike and Elaine were on their trip in the Philippines, they were able to connect with...

    1h 10m
  4. Episode 227 – Coming Home for the First Time – Elaine and Producer Mike go to the Philippines

    FEB 21

    Episode 227 – Coming Home for the First Time – Elaine and Producer Mike go to the Philippines

    Is it truly “More Fun in the Philippines?  Well technically not any more, because that marketing campaign ended in 2023.  Now it’s “Love the Philippines”, but do we?  They say there’s “no place like home” (which is especially fitting, since this is episode “227”… look it up, kids), but for Elaine and Producer Mike, who...

    1h 4m
  5. Episode 226 – Filipino American Masculinity

    FEB 4

    Episode 226 – Filipino American Masculinity

    For generations, society has taught Filipinos and Filipino Americans what our specific gender roles should be. For men, masculinity is usually associated with ideas of strength, competition, emotion-less, family responsibilities, and protection. At times, these concepts can create narrow definitions of manhood and can pigeon-hole heterosexual men into certain prescribed racial, classed, and gender identities....

    1h 27m
  6. Episode 225 – Sexual Pleasure with Goddess Cecilia

    JAN 19

    Episode 225 – Sexual Pleasure with Goddess Cecilia

    Did you know that men from the Philippines prior to colonization wore penis pins and rings in order to pleasure their sexual partner during intercourse? Yes, many of our ancestors had all kinds of sex toys and pleasure enhancers. In many ways, being open to sex and sexual pleasure can be seen as a form...

    1h 4m
  7. Episode 224 | Living with the Land – A Conversation with Dennis Arguelles

    12/20/2024

    Episode 224 | Living with the Land – A Conversation with Dennis Arguelles

    Episode 224 | Living with the Land – A Conversation with Dennis Arguelles This past fall, TFALpodcast’s Elaine took a California Naturalist Training Institute course with Community Nature Connection (CNC). CNC offers this course to anyone who aspires to be a steward of the land. CNC also offers customized trainings like: Backpacking 101 Camping CA...

    38 min
  8. Episode 223 – TFAL x Toronto – Sounds of the 6ix with Pantayo and Ruru

    11/26/2024

    Episode 223 – TFAL x Toronto – Sounds of the 6ix with Pantayo and Ruru

    If it’s a music episode, you know Producer Mike is behind it! In our 3rd and final episode in our Toronto series, we got to get a hangout with Michelle and Kat, two members of the “queer Filipinx kulintang gong punks” crew Pantayo whose incendiary yet soulful music defies even the sheer idea of a...

    1h 12m
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This Filipino American Life is a podcast that explores the nuanced experiences of Filipinos in the United States, atbp.

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  • Creator
    This Filipino American Life
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2025
  • Episodes
    101
  • Rating
    Explicit
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